(first posted 7/2/2013) The most evasive of all of the B-O-P luxury compacts has finally revealed itself to me. I’ve had pretty good luck spotting the Buick and Pontiac cousins, […]
(first posted 10/23/2012) We’re rapidly approaching the end of Convertible Season here in the Bay Area. Just about a year ago, I profiled a Mercury Monterey Convertible and now, to commemorate the […]
(first posted 10/18/2012) There are times when cars beg to be Curbside Classics. And this afternoon we have a serendipitous 55-year flashback, to a time when Chevrolet was the favored […]
(first posted 9/16/2012) I’m well aware of the Church of the B-body. I understand that for a lot of people, there’s no other way to make your average American sedan […]
(first posted 2/1/2013) All my recent talk about Oldsmobiles made me forget that I have another significant family legacy. My Great-Grandmother Clara bought Chrysler New Yorkers exclusively, from her first […]
(first posted 9/12/2011) Had it been October of 1960, and I was standing at a Plymouth dealership, the title of this post would have been the first words out of […]
(first posted 3/15/2013) I’m a bit prone to spending occasional nights on Craigslist, hoping to hit on the perfect feasible-classic-to-modest-budget ratio. Today, I’m telling the story of how I will […]
(first posted 11/22/2011) me·te·or/ˈmētēər/ Noun: A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth’s atmosphere, appearing as a streak of light. The problem is once they fall […]
(first posted 3/20/2012) Chrysler had indeed come a long way from the dowdy boxes K.T. Keller insisted on for the late 1940s and early 1950s. But before the flamboyant plumage […]
(first posted 7/9/2012) Call it what you may, but this rather handsome convertible was one of the nails in the coffin of American Motors. How could something this good […]
(first posted 2/27/2012) Here I am again, resident defender of some underdog car (whether it be in looks, sales, relevancy, etc.) This time I’m going to go as far […]
(first posted 9/22/2011) One of the best classic television shows for the car nut is the ABC supernatural sitcom Bewitched. Beyond the magical spells and campy acting was some of […]
(first published 4/20/2012) Here we have another question of where to go between extremes. Normally it’s the retreat from extremes of excess when we think of cars from the 1950s. […]
(first published 4/11/2012) From time to time we all get a bit insecure about our appearance. Whether it’s our clothes, the angle of our nose or our lack of muscles, […]